Open8@NearChest-PalmBack 8@NearChest-PalmBack Claw5@FromChest-PalmDown
American Sign Language
editEtymology
editFrom typical negative incorporation into the sign Open8@NearChest-PalmBack 8@FromChest-PalmBack (“to like”).
Production
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced with a “no” headshake or an expression of distaste:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape within a few inches from the chest, dominant palm facing back.
- Draw the hand forward from the chest while closing the thumb and middle finger.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “8” handshape several inches from the chest, dominant palm facing back.
- Twist the hand downward while releasing the middle finger.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape several inches from the chest, dominant palm facing down.
Verb
edit- to dislike; not to like